Of the 4,255 students enrolled in South Panola School District in the 2023-24 school year, 55.4% were Black, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 0.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Among the six schools in the district, South Panola High School had the largest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of South Panola School District’s student body showed that 55.4% of students were Black, 38.7% were white, 3% were multiracial, 2.3% were Hispanic, and 0.5% were Asian.
South Panola School District roughly covers six schools within Panola County and has a main office in Batesville.
Mississippi’s schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | % Asian | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville Elementary School | 0% | 60.9% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 33.1% |
| Batesville Intermediate School | 0% | 62.1% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 33.0% |
| Batesville Junior High School | 0% | 64.0% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 28.3% |
| Batesville Middle School | 0% | 61.0% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 30.6% |
| Pope Elementary School | 0% | 15.4% | 0% | 2.5% | 82.1% |
| South Panola High School | 0% | 58.8% | 1.7% | 4.1% | 35.4% |
